Paavo Nurmi
Runner
Finnish middle and long distance runner who set records in the 1924 Summer Olympics, winning five gold medals in the process.
He was dubbed the 'Flying Finn' for being a freakishly fast middle and long-distance runner.
He won nine Olympic gold medals and three silver medals.
He had a short-lived marriage to Sylvi Laaksonen.
His total record of Olympic medals was surpassed by a few others, including Michael Phelps.